2025 103- Technical Advisors to OFTO team for Tender & Policy
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£2.5m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
08 Jul 2026
Description
Ofgem is looking to procure the necessary Technical Advisors for the Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTO) team to continue its regulatory duties. Provision of these services will be crucial and without this, Ofgem will be unable to run effective tender processes for the upcoming tender rounds. The successful supplier will be required to provide specialist technical support to review Ofgem's tender process in evaluating bidders. This will include: Providing advice on the Information Memoranda, guidance documents, evaluation methodology documents, and any further documents as required. This may include helping to implement changes to the EPQ process and documentation if required. Undertaking comparative bid evaluation of the technical sections only at the EPQ Stage and the ITT Stage. The appointed financial advisor shall fulfil the role of Lead Evaluator and shall act as a single point of contact for these stages, by coordinating the technical and insurance advisors’ evaluation work and bringing together their respective evaluation reports Assessing bid submissions against the existing scoring methodologies and evaluation criteria and providing an overview of the robustness and cost effectiveness of technical aspects of each bid submission
Scope
- Reference
- 2025-103
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2030
- CPV classifications
- 66171000765000007921210079412000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | Assessment of the quality of the tender response in accordance with the evaluation methodology set out in the tender documentation. | quality | 65.00% |
| Commercial | Assessment of price in accordance with the commercial evaluation methodology set out in the tender documentation. | price | 35.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Participation is open to economic operators that are legally constituted and able to enter into a legally binding contract with Ofgem. Suppliers must not be subject to any mandatory or discretionary exclusion grounds under applicable procurement legislation. Legal standing will be assessed via the Procurement Specific Questionnaire. Suppliers must demonstrate appropriate financial standing and economic capacity to deliver the services. Financial standing will be assessed as part of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and may include financial and credit checks undertaken by Ofgem.
Further details can be found in the attached tender document
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£2.5m
Award date
25 Jun 2026
Contract start
31 Jul 2026
Contract end
31 Jul 2030